One held after alleged fight, residential burglary

At approximately 9:30 p.m. officers were dispatched to 1105 N. College St. for a residential burglary with the caller advising the suspect was still inside the home.

Leigh Kreimeier, lkreimeier@stuttgartdailyleader.com

The Stuttgart Police Department was called to a home in the North College area twice Saturday — once for a residential burglary and once for a fight in progress. Kenzell Hobbs, 18, of Stuttgart was taken into custody for questioning on a 72-hour investigative hold.

At approximately 9:30 p.m. officers were dispatched to 1105 N. College St. for a residential burglary with the caller advising the suspect was still inside the home.

“Upon my arrival the subject took off running and several other officers and I tried to apprehend the suspect, but he fled the scene,” SPD Ptl. Cody Eason wrote in his incident report that was released Monday.

It appeared the suspect busted the back door and stole a Toshiba flat screen television, two DVD players, a Gateway laptop computer and a LG flat screen. SPD Sgt. Keith Smith arrived on the scene to lift prints from inside the home.

At approximately 11 p.m. officers were called back for a possible fight. There were two black males allegedly walking away from the residence and one started running, but officers were able to apprehend Hobbs. The other male was possibly identified by a witness later.

“Officer Eric Brown made contact with the caller and she stated that (the suspect who fled) was the other male trying to start trouble,” Eason said.

The woman who lived at the home retrieved a cell phone from the backyard, which was believed to belong to Hobbs.

Possible charges, according to the report, include residential burglary, which is a felony, and theft of property, which is a misdemeanor.